I experienced this after merger with the French Karavan guilds who attempted to be very strict on RPing with regards to factions.
It was not fun. Not for myself nor for others who expressed their frustration.
I don't believe in forcing others to play the way I play. Hence, I am glad those French Karas left the game. But I understand your point. In this scenario, the Karavan did lose out on those players who left, but from my point of view, Ari was a real community. I have Kami friends, and in Virg's case more... to imagine that I would log on to be told I cannot team with him or other friends to do the things I enjoy would be pointless for me - hence I would not want to play anymore.
Anyways, Im venting my opinion and a little of my frustration that this is something which is necessary to be discussed in the forums... it is very simple... we all have to accept that we will all play how we enjoy playing and respect this.
I do not feel, in terming myself a "liberal", that I tried to impose the way I play upon those strict RPers, whilst on the other hand, the latter would comment upon my right to trade, team with, heal/rez/help opposing players etc... to an extreme level sometimes. This is restricting to me. Tell me exactly how I restrict you? I don't, you are free to RP with those who also RP and agree with you, and if your circle is small that is not my fault because I do things you do not. I don't want to change you nor how you play. But if you want to do something just within your own faction, you need to get to know your faction better to create that repertoire and have that Pei team full of your own faction for example. Otherwise, I feel I had a right to be frustrated with the French Kara who, to me, appeared not to want to understand me, but to expect so much of me and preach this and that regardless of what things were like in my server and irrespective of my own opinions and feelings.
The reality is that different servers played differently and we are all products of those servers. Many people have grown strong friendships and I believe that this is a major factor in why most people continue to play Ryzom, because of the great community.
There is not right way nor is there a wrong way to play. All servers have their history, and as in rl, this will impact massively upon the present. I feel like you are making up some assumptions and suggestions based on what you believe is the right way for me to be playing and just like the French Kara, you don't appreciate that my past makes me who I am and how I play and that it may be different from yours.
In suggesting this "other" community, you are stating that currently:
- I don't have a real enemy
- my gear and materials have less meaning
- I am helping my enemy if I team with them to do Pei
- I am not playing my character
- the war is meaningless
Well, no, you are wrong.
When it comes to OP battles and ownership - the gloves come off... It doesn't matter to me that you are my friend or my boyfriend ( and Virg can verify the real life punches and headbutts ) to show how passionate I am about my faction. My enemy is real when I can target them and kill them, which I do.
I do not help my enemy if I get as much from the same activity as they do. I am helping myself with the opportunities I have presented before me. The alternative at times is either 0 Pei points or 0.11 Pei points.
I am most certainly playing my character. Unlike SOME, not wanting to name names..., players, I have been Karavan from day 1! Through good and bad times.
This war, right now, has more meaning to me that ever. Because the Karavan are the weaker faction. You know how long I spend to try to gain skills that matter be they in PvP or Launcher/Melee? I realise that I have to work hard to evolve into a real strong faction and I'll thank Virg to keep his suggestions about joining with Marauders to himself as he might need it soon ;)
It was not fun. Not for myself nor for others who expressed their frustration.
I don't believe in forcing others to play the way I play. Hence, I am glad those French Karas left the game. But I understand your point. In this scenario, the Karavan did lose out on those players who left, but from my point of view, Ari was a real community. I have Kami friends, and in Virg's case more... to imagine that I would log on to be told I cannot team with him or other friends to do the things I enjoy would be pointless for me - hence I would not want to play anymore.
Anyways, Im venting my opinion and a little of my frustration that this is something which is necessary to be discussed in the forums... it is very simple... we all have to accept that we will all play how we enjoy playing and respect this.
I do not feel, in terming myself a "liberal", that I tried to impose the way I play upon those strict RPers, whilst on the other hand, the latter would comment upon my right to trade, team with, heal/rez/help opposing players etc... to an extreme level sometimes. This is restricting to me. Tell me exactly how I restrict you? I don't, you are free to RP with those who also RP and agree with you, and if your circle is small that is not my fault because I do things you do not. I don't want to change you nor how you play. But if you want to do something just within your own faction, you need to get to know your faction better to create that repertoire and have that Pei team full of your own faction for example. Otherwise, I feel I had a right to be frustrated with the French Kara who, to me, appeared not to want to understand me, but to expect so much of me and preach this and that regardless of what things were like in my server and irrespective of my own opinions and feelings.
The reality is that different servers played differently and we are all products of those servers. Many people have grown strong friendships and I believe that this is a major factor in why most people continue to play Ryzom, because of the great community.
There is not right way nor is there a wrong way to play. All servers have their history, and as in rl, this will impact massively upon the present. I feel like you are making up some assumptions and suggestions based on what you believe is the right way for me to be playing and just like the French Kara, you don't appreciate that my past makes me who I am and how I play and that it may be different from yours.
In suggesting this "other" community, you are stating that currently:
- I don't have a real enemy
- my gear and materials have less meaning
- I am helping my enemy if I team with them to do Pei
- I am not playing my character
- the war is meaningless
Well, no, you are wrong.
When it comes to OP battles and ownership - the gloves come off... It doesn't matter to me that you are my friend or my boyfriend ( and Virg can verify the real life punches and headbutts ) to show how passionate I am about my faction. My enemy is real when I can target them and kill them, which I do.
I do not help my enemy if I get as much from the same activity as they do. I am helping myself with the opportunities I have presented before me. The alternative at times is either 0 Pei points or 0.11 Pei points.
I am most certainly playing my character. Unlike SOME, not wanting to name names..., players, I have been Karavan from day 1! Through good and bad times.
This war, right now, has more meaning to me that ever. Because the Karavan are the weaker faction. You know how long I spend to try to gain skills that matter be they in PvP or Launcher/Melee? I realise that I have to work hard to evolve into a real strong faction and I'll thank Virg to keep his suggestions about joining with Marauders to himself as he might need it soon ;)
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